TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bhuyan, Himadri
AU  - Parthasarathy, R. (Guide)
TI  - Protected area management and livelihood security through eco:development : the case of Laokhowa and Burhachapori wild life sanctuaries (Also available on CD)
U1  - P TH-1519 
PY  - 2013///
N1  - CONTENTS Certificate  ii Undertaking  iii Acknowledgement  iv Executive Summary   v List of Tables  xii List of Figures  xii List of Maps   xiii List of Photographs  xiii Abbreviations and Acronyms  xv Chapter I: Formulating the Research  2 1.1 General Background  2 1.2 Aim  7 1.3 Objectives  7 1.4 Research Questions  7 1.5 Scope of the study  8 1.6 Limitations of the Study  8 1.7 Framework for the study 10 1.8 Report Structure  10 Chapter II: Database and Methodology  13 2.1 Methods and Tools used  13 2.1.1 Pre fieldwork stage  13 2.1.2 Fieldwork stage  15 2.1.3 Post fieldwork stage  18 2.2 Data / Instruments / Softwares used  19 2.2.1 Data  19 2.2.2 Instruments  20 2.2.3 Softwares  20 Chapter III: The Protected Areas and the People  22 3.1 Physiography of the Study Area  22 3.1.1 Location & Extent  22 3.1.2 Geology/Soil  23 3.1.3 Geography  23 3.1.4 Drainage  23 3.1.5 Climate  25 3.1.6 Vegetation  25 3.1.7 Faunal Base  27 3.1.8 Land Use  30 3.2 Socio  Economic Aspects  34 3.2.1 Demography  34 3.2.2 Social Composition  35 3.2.3 Economy  36 3.3 Significance of the Study Areas  37 Chapter IV: The History of Management (Core / Periphery)  41 4.1 Laokhowa Wild Life Sanctuary  41 4.1.1 History  41 4.2 Burhachapori Wild Life Sanctuary  42 4.2.1 History  42 4.3 Past Management of Laokhowa and Burhachapori WLS  43 4.4 Protection of Tiger, its Prey and Habitat 44 4.5 managing Biotic Pressure through Eco-Development and Other Programs / Acts  45 4.6 Research, Monitoring and Wildlife Health  46 4.7 Nature Education and Interpretation  47 4.8 Administrative Set Up 47 Chapter V: The Why, What, and How of It (Eco-Development)  50 5.1 Why is Eco Development required in the Study Area  50 5.1.1 Anthropogenic PRESSURES  50 5.1.2 Pressures: Role of Forest in Livelihood  52 5.1.3 Natural Pressures 60 5.1.4 Pressures: Management    61 5.1.5 Land Use / Land Cover Change (1979-2008)  63 5.2 Process Documentation of Eco-Development PROGRAM IN the Study Area  70 5.2.1 Formation (Respondent?s view on how/why)   70 5.2.2 Initial Initiatives  2002  71 5.2.3 Inclusion in KTR and Revival of EDP  72 5.2.4 Micro Plans  74 5.2.5 Entry Point Activities  74 5.3 Fringe / Forest Dweller?s Understanding of Conservation  76 5.3.1 Threats to Livelihood  76 5.3.2 Awareness About the PAs and EDCs  79 5.4 Fringe / Forest Dweller?s Acceptance of EDP  79 5.4.1 Acceptance Level  79 5.4.2 Reasons of Acceptance (EDP, non EDP) / Non Acceptance of EDP  80 Chapter VI: Effectively Conserving the Biodiversity and Managing Livelihoods 82 6.1 Polarisation within Conservation  82 6.1.1 Exclusionary / Protectionist Conservation versus Sustainable Use  82 6.1.2 British Policy and encroachment  83 6.1.3 Management Failure: Nexus and Neglect  84 6.1.4 Cauldron of conflicts (Management versus People, Animal, versus People, Nature versus People, People versus People)  84 6.2 Project Tiger and After 87 6.2.1 Collaborative Management: Reconciling Conservation with People?s Needs 87 6.2.2 Managerial and Functional changes  88 6.2.3 Managing Livelihoods  90 6.2.4 Of Disturbances and Ecological Indicators  93 Chapter VII: Conclusion   97 References  102
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